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Christchurch, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.0%
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Current Time: Mar 29, 2025 at 11:11:59 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:42 am 86° East
Sunset Today: 7:25 pm 274° West
Moonrise Today: 6:56 am 91° East
Moonset Today: 7:09 pm 274° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 43 minutes (-2m 58s)
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Today's Sun Position in Christchurch

Time:11:11 pm
Altitude:-39.2°
Direction:228° SW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 43m 10s (Mar 29, 2025)

2 minutes, 58 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 28, 2025)

2 hours, 46 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

3 hours, 42 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Christchurch Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:06 am
Astro. Twilight6:06 am – 6:40 am
Nautical Twilight6:40 am – 7:13 am
Civil Twilight7:13 am – 7:42 am
Daylight7:42 am – 7:25 pm
Civil Twilight7:25 pm – 7:53 pm
Nautical Twilight7:53 pm – 8:26 pm
Astro. Twilight8:26 pm – 9:00 pm
Night9:00 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Christchurch - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 297:42 am7:25 pm11:43:10−2:581:34 pm (43.1°)92.805
Mar 307:43 am7:23 pm11:40:11−2:581:33 pm (42.7°)92.832
Mar 317:44 am7:21 pm11:37:14−2:571:33 pm (42.3°)92.858
Apr 17:45 am7:20 pm11:34:16−2:571:33 pm (41.9°)92.884
Apr 27:46 am7:18 pm11:31:20−2:561:32 pm (41.5°)92.911
Apr 37:48 am7:16 pm11:28:23−2:561:32 pm (41.2°)92.937
Apr 47:49 am7:14 pm11:25:27−2:551:32 pm (40.8°)92.963
* All times are local time for Christchurch. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Christchurch

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Christchurch - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 296:56 am7:09 pm-1:10 pm(44.5°)223,4070.3%
Mar 308:17 am7:32 pm-2:01 pm(37.0°)222,5480.5%
Mar 319:40 am7:58 pm-2:55 pm(30.0°)222,9564.0%
Apr 111:05 am8:29 pm-3:52 pm(24.1°)224,53310.5%
Apr 212:29 pm9:09 pm-4:52 pm(19.7°)227,06919.3%
Apr 31:46 pm10:00 pm-5:54 pm(17.3°)230,25929.7%
Apr 42:53 pm11:01 pm-6:56 pm(17.0°)233,78240.9%
* All times are local time for Christchurch. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Christchurch This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 29, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 7:00 amSun 6:49 pmSun 12:54 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusSun 7:03 amSun 6:17 pmSun 12:40 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 4:19 pmSun 1:03 amSat 8:41 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterSun 1:24 pmSun 10:27 pmSun 5:56 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnSun 6:23 amSun 6:58 pmSun 12:40 pmDifficult to see
UranusSun 11:40 amSun 9:15 pmSun 4:27 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 6:54 amSun 7:07 pmSun 1:00 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Christchurch.

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